AFTER the heroics of I Am Maximus and Paul Townend at Aintree, this seven-race flat fixture had a very anticlimactic feel. While out of luck with his three Grand National representatives, Henry de Bromhead had better fortune with Tim Toe in the concluding David McKeown A1 Generators Maiden.

The winner of a bumper when in the care of Pat Doyle and subsequently purchased by Robcour, the Joshua Tree five-year-old was settled in mid-division by Ronan Whelan. Improving into a narrow lead with a furlong to go, the 15/2 chance was ridden out in the closing stages, fending off the effort of Joe Cool (5/2 favourite) by three-quarters of a length.